Bsa academics and sports program

Certificates may be awarded to the Cub Scout or Webelos Scout at any time he achieves a level of marksmanship. It is possible to earn five certificates if every level of marksmanship has been accomplished.

Earn the Baseball belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Earn the Basketball belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Earn the Bicycling belt loop, complete requirement 1 below, and do four additional requirements. Earn the Fishing belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Earn the Gymnastics belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. See the Roller Skating for inline and wheeled skates.

Earn the Marbles belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Give a short report to your den or family on the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Practice finding your pulse and counting your heartbeats per minute.

Determine your target heart rate. Practice five physical fitness skills regularly. Improve performance in each skill over a month.

Skills could include pull-ups, curl-ups, the standing long jump, the yard dash, and the softball throw. For more information see Sports Pins. Earn the Snow Ski and Board Sports belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Explain the rules of soccer to your leader or adult partner.

Spend at least 30 minutes practicing soccer skills. Play a game of soccer. Earn the Softball belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Earn the Swimming belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Those rules are not mandatory for individuals or families, of course, swimming in private or public pools, lakes, or beaches, although families are encouraged to use as much of them as appropriate. Click Here for detailed information about the Aquatic Safety requirements.

Earn the Table Tennis belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Earn the Tennis belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Earn the Ultimate belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Earn the Volleyball belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Complete these three requirements: Give a short report to your den or family on the dangers of drugs and alcohol.

Complete these three requirements: Explain the rules of soccer to your leader or adult partner. The Boy Scouts of America. Cub Scout Sports Program. The same belt loop may be earned once within each rank.

Archery The Archery loop and pin can be awarded only by a certified Cub Scout Archery shooting director. Belt Loop Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts can earn the archery belt loop by participating in the archery safety program at Cub Scout camp. Demonstrate to your leader or adult partner good archery shooting techniques, including the stance and how to nock the arrow, establish the bow, draw, aim, release, follow-through and retrieve arrows. Practice shooting at your district or council camp for the time allowed.

Learn a song in another country's language. Say five words in American Sign Language. One of these words could be your first name. Visit a restaurant that specializes in recipes from another country. Watch a TV show or movie in a foreign language. Tell how easy or difficult it was to understand what was happening.

Interview an interpreter. Find out what his or her job is like. Make a list of 30 things around your home that were made in another country. Read a book or story about an immigrant to the United States. Find three landmarks on the map Explain how a compass works. Draw a map of your neighborhood. Label the streets and plot the route you take to get to a place that you often visit. Map and Compass Pin Earn the Map and Compass belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements: Define cartography.

Make a poster showing 10 map symbols and their meaning. Read a book or story about a famous explorer or navigator. Tell your den or family what you learned. Make a simple compass with a magnet and pin. Explain the difference between latitude and longitude and show them on a map or globe. Draw a compass rose for a map. Label north, south, east, and west. Study a blank map of the United States of America.

Label your state, and the states that share its boundary lines. In the field, show how to take a compass bearing and how to follow it. Show how to measure distances, using a scale on a map legend. Measure your pace. Then layout a simple compass course for your den to try.

Using a road map, determine how many miles it is between two major cities or familiar destinations. Explain what the different map colors can mean on a map. Return to the TOP of the page Mathematics Belt Loop Complete these three requirements: Do five activities within your home or school that require the use of mathematics. Explain to your den how you used everyday math. Keep track of the money you earn and spend for three weeks. Measure five items using both metric and non-metric measures.

Find out about the history of the metric system of measurement. Academics Pin Earn the Mathematics belt loop, and complete one from each of the five areas below: Geometry is related to measurement but also deals with objects and positions in space.

Many objects can be recognized by their distinctive shapes: a tree, a piece of broccoli, a violin. Collect 12 items that can be recognized, classified, and labeled by their distinctive shape or outline.

Select a single shape or figure. Observe the world around you for at least a week and keep a record of where you see this shape or figure and how it is used. Study geometry in architecture by exploring your neighborhood or community.

Look at different types of buildings-houses, churches, businesses, etc. Calculating is adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers. Learn how an abacus or slide rule works and teach it to a friend or to your den or pack. Go shopping with an adult and use a calculator to add up how much the items you buy will cost. See whether your total equals the total at check out.

Visit a bank and have someone there explain to you about how interest works. Use the current interest rate and calculate how much interest different sums of money will earn. Statistics is collecting and organizing numerical information and studying patterns. Explain the meaning of these statistical words and tools: data, averaging, tally marks, bar graph, line graph, pie chart, and percentage. Conduct an opinion survey through which you collect data to answer a question, and then show your results with a chart or graph.

For instance: What is the favorite food of the Cub Scouts in your pack chart how many like pizza, how many like hamburgers, etc. Study a city newspaper to find as many examples as you can of statistical information. Learn to use a computer spreadsheet. Probability helps us know the chance or likelihood of something happening. Explain to your den how a meteorologist or insurance company or someone else might use the mathematics of probability to predict what might happen in the future i.

Conduct and keep a record of a coin toss probability experiment. Guess the probability of your sneaker landing on its bottom, top, or side, and then flip it times to find out which way it lands. Use this probability to predict how a friend's sneaker will land. Measuring is using a unit to express how long or how big something is, or how much of it there is. Interview four adults in different occupations to see how they use measurement in their jobs. Measure how tall someone is. Have them measure you.

Measure how you use your time by keeping a diary or log of what you do for a week. Then make a chart or graph to display how you spend your time. Measure, mix, and cook at least two recipes. Share your snacks with family, friends, or your den. Pick a song with at least two verses and learn it by heart. Listen to four different types of music either recorded or live. Academics Pin Earn the Music belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements: Make a musical instrument and play it for your family, den, or pack.

Teach your den a song. Play a song by yourself or in a group, in unison or in harmony. Using a tape recorder, capture natural sounds of the environment or record songs you create, and use your recording as a soundtrack for a short skit or as background for a movement activity. Attend a live musical performance or concert. Demonstrate conducting patterns for two songs using two different meters two-, three-, or four- beat meter while your adult partner or den members sing or play the songs you have selected.

Take voice or dance lessons or lessons to learn to play an instrument. Create movements to a piece of music without words to demonstrate the moods of the music: happy, sad, calm, excited, playful, inspired.

Learn about a composer of some music that you enjoy. Use the scientific method in a simple science project Explain the results to an adult. Visit a museum, a laboratory, an observatory, a zoo, an aquarium, or other facility that employs scientists.

Talk to a scientist about his or her work. Academics Pin Earn the Science belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements: Make a simple electric motor that works.

Find a stream or other area that shows signs of erosion. Try to discover the cause of the erosion. Plant seeds. Grow a flower, garden vegetable, or other plant. Use these simple machines to accomplish tasks: lever, pulley, wheel-and-axle, wedge, inclined plane, and screw.

Learn about solids, liquids, and gases using just water. Freeze water until it turns into ice. Then, with an adult, heat the ice until it turns back into a liquid and eventually boils and becomes a gas.

Build models of two atoms and two molecules, using plastic foam balls or other objects. Make a collection of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks and label them. Learn about a creature that lives in the ocean. Share what you have learned with your den or family. Label a drawing or diagram of the bones of the human skeleton.

Make a model or poster of the solar system. Label the planets and the sun. Do a scientific experiment in front of an audience. Explain your results. Set up a simple weather station to record rainfall, temperature, air pressure, or evaporation for one week. Watch the weather forecast on a local television station. Academics Pin Earn the Weather belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements: Define the following terms: weather, humidity, precipitation, temperature, and wind.

Explain how clouds are made. Describe the different kinds of clouds - stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus , and cirrus - and what kind of weather can be associated with these cloud types.

Describe the climate in your state. Compare its climate with that in another state. Describe a potentially dangerous weather condition in your community. Discuss safety precautions and procedures for dealing with this condition.

Define what is meant by acid rain. Explain the greenhouse effect. Talk to a meteorologist about his or her job. Learn about careers in meteorology. Make a weather map of your state or country, using several weather symbols. Explain the differences between tornadoes and hurricanes. Make a simple weather vane. Make a list of other weather instruments and describe what they do.

Explain how weather can affect agriculture and the growing of food. Make a report to your den or family on a book about weather. Return to the TOP of the page Wildlife Conservation Belt Loop Complete these three requirements: Explain what natural resources are and why it's important to protect and conserve them.

Make a poster that shows and explains the food chain. Describe to your den what happens if the food chain becomes broken or damaged. Learn about an endangered species. Make a report to your den that includes a picture, how the species came to be endangered, and what is being done to save it.

Academics Pin Earn the Wildlife Conservation belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements: Visit a wildlife sanctuary, nature center, or fish hatchery. Collect and read five newspaper or magazine articles that discuss conservation of wildlife and report to your family or den what you learn. Learn about five animals that use camouflage to protect themselves.

It is not part of the normal requirements towards ranks, except where used in obtaining various Webelos activity badges and Wolf Elective 20 Sports. Its purpose is to assist the Scouts in learning a new skill, or improving one he already possesses.

A variety of recognition items are available for the boys Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, or Webelos Scouts who participate in the program. Adults are not awarded with belt loops or pins. Belt loops are awarded to boys who complete the three belt loop requirements in an academic subject or sport.

Academic belt loops are gold, and Sports belt loops are silver except for the Archery and BB-gun Shooting belt loops, which are brass colored. Sports Belt Loops: www. Once the parent certifies that the belt loop requirements are complete, the leader will review them and finalize the belt loop sheet that will be given to the advancement chairman.